Theater awards in the Washington D.C. area, named in tribute of actress Helen Haye
Helen Hayes Award
Awarded for
Excellence in professional theatre in the Washington, D.C. area
Country
United States
Presented by
theatreWashington
First awarded
()1983
Website
www.theatrewashington.org
The Helen Hayes Awards are theater awards recognizing excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area since 1983. The awards are named in tribute of Helen Hayes, who is also known as the "First Lady of American Theatre." They are presented by Theatre Washington (formerly known as the Helen Hayes Awards organization),[1] sponsored by TodayTix, a ticketing company, and supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, The Share Fund, Prince Charitable Trust, and Craig Pascal and Victor Shargai.[2]
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